Wikipedia:Nationalist editing

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Having a

single-purpose account and focus exclusively on the nationalism
- or identity-related topics.

Examples

This includes being here to promote ideas, without

due weight
, that:

And behaviors such as:

  • Referring to or describing an individual or ethnic group through outdated or discredited racial terminology
  • Stating it is exigent or morally necessary to represent a view in favor of or against a group
  • Using
    fringe
    or discredited sources to advocate, promote or spread a certain national or historic narrative
  • Manipulating or
    cherry picking
    what sources say for content to promote or spread a certain national or historical narrative
  • Focusing on the (perceived) ethnic background or identity of editors in talkpage discussions or other edits
  • Canvassing
    or asking for assistance from other editors on "patriotic" grounds
  • Calling or implying that other editors perceived to be from the same ethnic group, but who do not agree with a certain viewpoint are "sellouts", "traitors" or other similar terminology
  • Insisting that
    derogatory words, terms or slurs
    for a certain ethnic group are not offensive and acceptable to use, due to common usage by their or another ethnic group
  • Whitewashing characterizations documented to reliable sources

Anti-nationalism

This type of editor often accuses the other editors of being nationalistic or biased, and may genuinely believe they are fighting against nationalism. It is still the same type of editing to take either side of a dispute without proper reliable sources and due weight. Often times,

nationalistic editors are the ones who make baseless claims of nationalism towards other editors
.

What nationalist editing is not

Nationalist editing is not promoting a view based on reliable sources that another editor disagrees with, or being in the minority in local

consensus
. Instead, nationalistic editing is primarily based on promoting fringe points of view about national or ethnic groups using fringe sources. Editing on a single topic is not in violation of policy. Having an interest in ethnic groups, nations or countries is not inherently a conflict. Many editors are proud of the place they live in, which means that they make many constructive and well sourced contributions about an ethnic group, nation or country. Oftentimes editors in poorly covered regions are uniquely placed to improve critical articles. Just because an editor only makes edits to articles about a country, or topics related to certain place, does not mean they are breaking policy. There are many editors and administrators on Wikipedia who contribute to articles about countries and ethnic groups in a way that is properly supported by reliable sources and that adheres to Wikipedia's neutral point of view.

What to do

If you have been doing this, encountering this information is an opportunity for you to decide if you are here to promote a point of view, or are here to build an encyclopedia. Consider editing different topics than the one that drew you here or that you feel passionately about. Consider also approaching any topic from the standpoint of combining reliable sources with due weight regardless of what opinions the field of study may have, even if contrary to your own.

If you suspect someone of advocacy, it is important to patiently explain the problem rather than be confrontational or abusive. As always,

the administrator's noticeboard for incidents
.

Take advantage of

dispute resolution
and look for reasonable compromise.

See also

If you are new to Wikipedia or if you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia's editing criteria, please read very carefully the following policy and information pages: